Posted on December 30, 2007 by dannimoss
“Denial ain’t just a river in Egypt.” ~~~ Mark Twain
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Posted on December 30, 2007 by dannimoss
I found a fantastic blog about covert abuse from a site called OutOfAbuse.com. I have excerpted just the beginning. This article describes an excellent example of non-physical abuse.
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I mentioned in another post that I had trouble identifying abuse once the hitting and screaming stopped in my marriage.
I didn’t know that there are covert and subtle forms of [...]
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Posted on December 29, 2007 by dannimoss
My thanks to the Daily Herald for this news story.
By Charles Keeshan | Daily Herald Staff
A retired pastor from Canada was sentenced to three years in prison today after telling a McHenry County judge he was sexually harassed by the 4-year-old Lake in the Hills girl he pleaded guilty to molesting.
Kenneth R. Cooke, 73, appeared [...]
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Posted on December 29, 2007 by dannimoss
The church is historically adamant against any regulation by the government. In our country with its foundational principle of separation of church and state we have almost taken the autonomy of the church for granted At the very least we view church freedom from government regulation as an inalienable right which cannot legally be assailed.
However, as I have [...]
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Posted on December 29, 2007 by dannimoss
Christa Brown, with StopBaptistPredators.org has written an excellent blog post about the appointment of Jan Daehnert as interim executive director of the Baptist General Convention of Texas and the apparent practice of the Convention to conceal the identity of known clergy abusers. You can see the whole post at Texas Baptists’ Keeper of Secrets. I’ve [...]
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Posted on December 25, 2007 by dannimoss
I have so much to be thankful for this Christmas season and it has been a wonderful day.
I am grateful to have a home of my own. Considering my seriously constrained circumstances, God has provided a nice and spacious townhome – no yard work but lots of interior space, which is perfect for me. This [...]
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Posted on December 24, 2007 by dannimoss
Repentance is not complete without fruit to demonstrate its reality. While it is just one little verse, Mt. 3:8 gives us a clue that there is such a thing as fruit that demonstrates repentance. What might that fruit be?
First of all, repentance is not just saying the words, “I’m sorry” or “I repent of x, [...]
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